# It is not recommended to modify this file in-place, because it will # be overwritten during package upgrades. If you want to add further # options or overwrite existing ones then use # $ systemctl edit bitcoind.service # See "man systemd.service" for details. # Note that almost all daemon options could be specified in # /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf [Unit] Description=Bitcoin daemon After=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/bitcoind -daemon -conf=/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid # Creates /run/bitcoind owned by bitcoin RuntimeDirectory=bitcoind User=bitcoin Type=forking PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid Restart=on-failure PrivateTmp=true [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target